Flier for spinning, twisting, doubling, and analogous machines



July 3, 1923. 1,460,887

P. CLOUGH FLIER FOR SPINNING, 'I WISTING, DOUBLING, AND ANALOGOUS MACHINES Filed Aug. 14 1922 AIM/ g.

Patented July 3, 1923,

I f UNITED STATES rai nlwr1 Q F Fic E i PERCY GLOUGH, or KEIGHLEVY, ENGLAND.

runs FOR SPINNING, TWISTING, DOUBLING, AND ANALOGOUS lviaonrN-ns'l' 1'3" Application filed August 14, 1922. Serial No. 581,713.

ject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Grove Mills, Keighley, Yorkshire, Eng

' example in the accompanying drawings, in

land, have invented certain new and useful Improvements Relating to Fliers for Spinning, Twisting, Doubling, and Analogous Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to fliers for spinning, twisting, doublingand analogous ma- 1 chines, and it has for object to prevent the thread from escaping from the flier during the dofling operation, as often occursespecially when mechanical do-fling apparatus is employed.

Accordingly, instead of having the usual twizzle thereon, each leg of a flier-terminates in a gapped ring arranged. thereon in such manner as to permit the thread to take the usual angle relatively to the flier leg and so fashioned that the thread is trapped and is impeded from escaping accidentally from the ring.

The invention is illustrated by way of which Figure 1 is a front elevation and Fig ure 2 is a side elevation of a flier, the latter View showing at one side the passage freed for the introduction of the thread.

.The flier consists of a horizontal member d,cl, placed in axial alignment andwhereof the opposed ends are spaced sufliciently apart to permit'of the passage of the thread therebetween, the lower of said studs being shorter than the upper. A tubular member e is fitted loosely over said studs d and is of such. a length as normally vto cover the spaced ends but iscapable of being slid upwardly to uncover the gap 0 when it is desired to insert the thread in the ring.

Normally the tubular member e rests on the lower member of a ring 5 as shown to the left. of Figure 2.

therefrom.

tubular member e may either be seam less, in which case it would be fitted in place during the shaping of the ends of the flier v legs, or said tubular member may be jointed and could, then be removed and, renewed without unbending a ring I).

- It will be seen that by means of the in A vention once the thread has been inserted into a ring it is extremely. unlikely to es-I V cape therefrom, even .when the. threads are being manipulated byjmechanical dofling apparatus, and consequently the inconvenience and delay whichare frequently experienced owing to threads escaping from the usual twizz'les will be obviated.

What I claim is 1. A flier for a spinning, twisting doubling and analogous machine, comprislng a horizontal member forattachment to. a spindle, two legs depending fromsaid horizon tal member, agapped ring atythe foot of each leg forqthe reception of thread to be laid on to a bobbin, each gapped ring being ofl'set from the vertical planeof'each leg, and movable means on each gapped ring to trap the thread therein to impede same from escaping accidentally therefrom.

2. A flier for a spinning, twisting, do-ubling and analogous machine, comprising a horizontal member for attachment to a spindle, two legs depending from said horizontalextremities, a gapped ring disposed vertically below; each of said offset extremities for the reception of thread to be la-idon to, a bobbin, said gapped rings being located ,member, said legs being ofl'set at their lower in planes at right angles to the plane in which the flierlies and both facing in the same direction, and movable means on each gapped ring to trap the thread therein to impede same 3. A flier for a spinning, twisting, doubling and analogous machine, comprising a horizontal member for attachment toa spindle, two legs depending fromsaid horizontal their lower extremities, a gappedv ring disposed vertically below each of. said offset portions for the reception of thread to be from escaping accidentally member, said legs having offset portionsat 10s laid on to a bobbin, said gapped rings being v located in planes at right angles to the plane I in which the flier lies and both facing'in the same direction, a pair of studs arrangedin 1 axial alignment onleach of said gapped rings, the opposing ends of said studs being spaced apart a distance sufficient to permit 'of the passage of thread tiierebetween, and

a tubiiln member slidably indun'ted on the pair of studs on each ring foi' eovering and uncovering the space between said studs.

In'tes ti mony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Witl-QS QS- ,7 v i v PERCY- CLOUGH;

VYitnesses: I ERNEST LUND,

CHARLES GA TTERs LL 

